Fr. John Boylan of Christ the Prophet Church in Spring Hill, Tenn, holds a candle as protesters gather outside of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution against the execution of Billy Ray Irick in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Irick, 59, was convicted in 1986 on charges of raping and murdering Paula Dyer, a 7-year-old Knox County girl.
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Fr. John Boylan of Christ the Prophet Church in Spring Hill, Tenn, holds a candle as protesters gather outside of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution against the execution of Billy Ray Irick in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Irick, 59, was convicted in 1986 on charges of raping and murdering Paula Dyer, a 7-year-old Knox County girl.
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Pat Halper cries as she lights a candle during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Pat Halper cries as she lights a candle during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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Ralph Hutchinson, of Knoxville, lights a candle at a protest opposing the execution of Billy Ray Irick at the Shalom House at Church of the Savior in West Knoxville, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.
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Ralph Hutchinson, of Knoxville, lights a candle at a protest opposing the execution of Billy Ray Irick at the Shalom House at Church of the Savior in West Knoxville, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.
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Daniel Case, left, and his daughter Jennifer Case, second from left, join others at a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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Daniel Case, left, and his daughter Jennifer Case, second from left, join others at a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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Rev. Stacy Rector, top, speaks during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Rev. Stacy Rector, top, speaks during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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People listen to speakers talk during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, was scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday night.
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People listen to speakers talk during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, was scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday night.
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A woman prays during moment of silence at a protest against the execution in the Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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A woman prays during moment of silence at a protest against the execution in the Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty listen to a speaker during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty listen to a speaker during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Gwendolyn Brown sings during a vigil at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Gwendolyn Brown sings during a vigil at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Rev. Stacy Rector, right, prays during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Rev. Stacy Rector, right, prays during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty hug during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1986 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty hug during a protest against the execution at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn., as Billy Ray Irick is executed at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Irick, who was convicted in the 1986 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, died by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Rae Tennent comforts Anna Reside, left, during a vigil at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Billy Ray Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, was scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Rae Tennent comforts Anna Reside, left, during a vigil at Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Billy Ray Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, was scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday night.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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August 9, 2018 - Elaine Blanchard holds a candle as she and others gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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August 9, 2018 - Elaine Blanchard holds a candle as she and others gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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Jerry Bettice, center, and others gather for a candlelight vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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Jerry Bettice, center, and others gather for a candlelight vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate their opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on August 9 at 7:00 p.m..
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Tennessean reporter Dave Boucher, a witness, speaks following the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Tennessean reporter Dave Boucher, a witness, speaks following the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Witness Jamie Satterfield of the Knoxville News Sentinel speaks to the media after the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Witness Jamie Satterfield of the Knoxville News Sentinel speaks to the media after the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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First witness Jonathan Matise of the Associated Press speaks to the media following the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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First witness Jonathan Matise of the Associated Press speaks to the media following the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Witness Brittany Tarwater of WLVT of Knoxville speaks to the media after the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Witness Brittany Tarwater of WLVT of Knoxville speaks to the media after the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Kathy Jeffers, mother of victim Paula Dyer, second left, arrives with relatives and friends for the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Kathy Jeffers, mother of victim Paula Dyer, second left, arrives with relatives and friends for the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Gene Shiles, attorney for Billy Ray Irick, heads into a building at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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People arrive for the vigil at Fisk University Memorial Chapel before the execution of Billy Ray Irick Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, to demonstrate in opposition to the execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, to demonstrate in opposition to the execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer.
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Pro-death penalty supporter Rick Laude of Nashville speaks to the media about why he feels the death penalty was necessary outside of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Billy Ray Irick in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Irick, 59, was convicted in 1986 on charges of raping and murdering Paula Dyer, a 7-year-old Knox County girl.
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Pro-death penalty supporter Rick Laude of Nashville speaks to the media about why he feels the death penalty was necessary outside of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Billy Ray Irick in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Irick, 59, was convicted in 1986 on charges of raping and murdering Paula Dyer, a 7-year-old Knox County girl.
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Rae Tennent comforts Anna Reside, left, during aprotest against the executionat Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Billy Ray Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, was scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Rae Tennent comforts Anna Reside, left, during aprotest against the executionat Fisk University Memorial Chapel on Thursday, August 9, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Billy Ray Irick, who was convicted in the 1985 rape and murder of a seven-year-old Knox County girl, was scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday night.
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Anti-death penalty protesters hold candles as they gather outside of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Billy Ray Irick in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Irick, 59, was convicted in 1986 on charges of raping and murdering Paula Dyer, a 7-year-old Knox County girl.
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Fr. John Boylan of Christ the Prophet Church in Spring Hill, Tenn, leads protesters in prayer outside of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Billy Ray Irick in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Irick, 59, was convicted in 1986 on charges of raping and murdering Paula Dyer, a 7-year-old Knox County girl.
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Fr. John Boylan of Christ the Prophet Church in Spring Hill, Tenn, leads protesters in prayer outside of the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Billy Ray Irick in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Irick, 59, was convicted in 1986 on charges of raping and murdering Paula Dyer, a 7-year-old Knox County girl.
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State Commissioner of Safety and Homeland Security David Purkey arrives for the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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State Commissioner of Safety and Homeland Security David Purkey arrives for the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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A car patrols the outside of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Billy Ray Irick in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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A car patrols the outside of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution before the execution of Billy Ray Irick in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Justin Phillips, of Knoxville, a board member of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, speaks to the media at a planned protest opposing the execution of Billy Ray Irick at the Shalom House at Church of the Savior in West Knoxville, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.
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Justin Phillips, of Knoxville, a board member of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, speaks to the media at a planned protest opposing the execution of Billy Ray Irick at the Shalom House at Church of the Savior in West Knoxville, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.
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Rutherford County Mounted Patrol monitors before the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Rutherford County Mounted Patrol monitors before the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol mobile command post is set up before the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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The Tennessee Highway Patrol mobile command post is set up before the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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Security personnel huddle in the parking lot before the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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Security personnel huddle before the execution of Billy Ray Irick at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville on Thursday, August 9, 2018.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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People gather for a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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A protester holds a candle at a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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A protester holds a candle at a vigil at First Congregational Church in Memphis to demonstrate opposition to the planned execution of Billy Ray Irick, and to remember all victims of violent crime, including Paula Dyer. Irick was scheduled to be executed on Aug. 9, 2018, in Nashville.
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